§ 25-43-109 — Correction of technical errors related to transformation of state government

Arkansas § 25-43-109

• Jurisdiction: Arkansas
• Title: 25

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(a) (1) The General Assembly finds that: (A) The transformation of the structure of state government under the Transformation and Efficiencies Act of 2019 involves changes to thousands of sections of the Arkansas Code concerning state entities; (B) Many of the changes required are highly technical and require careful study of the purpose and context of each Arkansas Code section, with the need for some of the changes not becoming apparent until the implementation of the transformation of state government under this chapter; (C) With a project as large and comprehensive as the transformation of state government under this chapter, it is inevitable that certain sections of the Arkansas Code requiring technical changes to follow the intent of this chapter will be either omitted or amended in a manner that is later found to be erroneous and unintentional; and (D) If the correct statutory change to remedy an unintentional error is readily apparent and consistent with the intent of this chapter, the unintentional error should be corrected as part of the codification process due to the technical nature of the unintentional error. (2) It is the intent of the General Assembly to empower the Arkansas Code Revision Commission to correct technical errors identified in the Arkansas Code during the transformation of the structure of state government under this chapter to allow this chapter to be fully implemented. (b) (1) (A) Any person or state entity identifying one (1) or more sections of the Arkansas Code that require revision to implement the intent of this chapter may notify the Director of the Bureau of Legislative Research or his or her designee of the section or sections at issue. (B) If the Bureau of Legislative Research, while assisting the commission with the commission's powers and duties, becomes aware of one (1) or more sections of the Arkansas Code that require revision to implement the intent of this chapter for which it appears that the bureau and the commission do not have authority to make the necessary revision under § 1-2-303(d) , the bureau may notify the commission of the section or sections at issue. (2) If the commission determines that the revision necessary to one (1) or more sections of the Arkansas Code under subdivision (b)(1) of this section is technical in nature, germane to the intent of this chapter, and consistent with this chapter's policy and purposes, the commission may make the revision to the Arkansas Code. (3) The commission shall notify the publisher of the Arkansas Code of a revision to the Arkansas Code under subdivision (b)(2) of this section as soon as possible so that the revision may be reflected in the official hard copy version of the Arkansas Code and official electronic version of the Arkansas Code. (4) (A) Except as provided in subdivision (b)(4)(B) of this section, when the commission approves a revision to the Arkansas Code under subdivision (b)(2) of this section, the commission shall notify the following of the revision within thirty (30) days: (i) The Speaker of the House of Representatives; (ii) The President Pro Tempore of the Senate; and (iii) The Legislative Council. (B) The commission is not required to make a notification under subdivision (b)(4)(A) of this section if the revision is made under § 1-2-303(d) . (c) The authority granted to the commission under this section is supplemental to the commission's authority under § 1-2-303 .

Legislative History

Added by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2019.